Max Aaron
| Max Aaron | |
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 Aaron during the Smucker's Skating Spectacular at the 2013 United States Figure Skating Championships |
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| Personal information | |
| Country represented | United States |
| Born | February 25, 1992 Scottsdale, Arizona |
| Home town | Scottsdale, Arizona |
| Residence | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Coach | Tom Zakrajsek Becky Calvin |
| Former coach | Julie Patterson Doug Ladret |
| Choreographer | Tom Dickson Catarina Lindgren |
| Skating club | Broadmoor SC |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total | 238.36 2013 Worlds |
| Short program | 78.20 2013 Worlds |
| Free skate | 162.19 2013 4CCs |
Max Aaron (born February 25, 1992) is an American figure skater. He is the 2013 U.S. national champion. Formerly, he was the 2011 U.S. national junior champion, and the 2012 U.S. International Classic champion.
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Career [edit]
Early years [edit]
Aaron began skating as a hockey player at age four, and took up figure skating at age nine to improve his skating skills.[1][2] He competed in the USA Hockey nationals in both 2006 and 2007.[3] In hockey, he played U16 AAA, the highest level for ages 16 and under, and was one of 40 youngsters to make the USA hockey development team in 2007.[1][4] He led his league in goals and penalties for two years.[1]
In figure skating, at the same time, he finished in 5th place on the novice level at the US championships in 2006.[1] In 2007, he finished in 13th place on the junior level at the U.S. Championships.[1]
He continued to compete in both sports until 2008. That year, he fractured his back, fracturing the right and left of his L5 lumbar vertebrae, had to spend four months in a body cast and seven months in physical therapy, and was required to stay off the ice for a year.[5][6][1][4]
He later moved from Scottsdale, Arizona, where he had skated at Alltell Ice Den, to Colorado Springs, Colorado, to train at the Broadmoor Skating Club and the World Arena.[5][1] There, he picked Tom Zakrajsek as his head coach, and Christy Krall on some small techniques.[1] Zakrajsek describes Aaron as a strong jumper who jumps high, skates very fast with tremendous power, and has the ability to compete very closely to what he trains.[1]
2010–present; US Championship [edit]
A year after his back injury, during the 2009–10 season, Aaron won the bronze medal at the U.S. national junior championships.[1] In 2011, he won a silver medal at the SBC Cup in Karuizawa, Japan.[1] He then won the national junior title, while at the same championships his younger sister Madeline won the novice pairs title with her partner and his older sister Molly finished in 11th place in senior pairs.[1] He then competed in the 2011 World Junior Championships in Gangneung, South Korea, and placed 5th.[1]
Aaron won gold at the 2012 U.S. International Classic.[7] He took silver at the 2012 Cup of Nice.[8]
At the age of 20 years old, Aaron won the 2013 U.S. Championships.[9][10] He opened his “West Side Story” free skate with a quad (a figure skating jump with four or more, but fewer than five, revolutions) Salchow jump (a jump with a takeoff from a back inside edge of one foot, a rotation in the air made in the direction of the curve of the take-off edge, and a landing on the back outside edge of the foot opposite the one used for take-off, with perhaps one or more rotations in the air)-double toe and a quad Salchow.[4][11] He ends his program with six triple jumping passes in bonus time.[4][11] He finished with 255 points overall, ahead of silver medalist Ross Miner and four-time winner Jeremy Abbott.[10]
Personal life [edit]
Aaron was born in Scottsdale, Arizona, to Mindy, a nurse, and Neil, a pediatrician.[6][12] His younger sister Madeline (2013 US junior bronze medalist) and older sister Molly have also competed in figure skating.[13][3]
He is Jewish, and was raised in a traditionally Conservative Jewish home.[3][3] He said:
I grew up looking to all those Jewish athletes for inspiration. I always thought the list needed to be longer. We needed to have a stronger representation of Jewish athletes, and I’m so happy that I’m part of them now.[3]
Aaron graduated from Cheyenne Mountain High School in 2010, where he received the Principal's List Award and was on honor roll for four years.[6] He currently studies at Pikes Peak Community College in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs, where he is considering a major in business.[3][1]
Programs [edit]
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2013–2014 [14] |
TBA choreo. by Pasquale Camerlengo |
Carmen choreo. by Lori Nichol |
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| 2012–2013 [15] |
Tron by Daft Punk |
West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim |
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| 2011–2012 [6] |
Oblivion by Ástor Piazzolla performed by Lucia Micarelli |
Tosca by Giacomo Puccini |
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| 2010–2011 [16] |
El Tango de Roxanne (from Moulin Rouge!) |
Winter and Summer from Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi arr. by David Garrett |
Feeling Good by Michael Bublé |
| 2009–2010 [6] |
Once Upon a Time (soundtrack) | Concierto de Aranjuez by Joaquin Rodrigo Vidre |
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| 2008–2009 [6] |
In the Stone & Drumline soundtrack by Maurice White, David Foster, Allee Willis |
Godfather Love Theme by Nino Rota |
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| 2007–2008 [6] |
Piano Concerto in A by Edvard Grieg performed by Maksim Mrvica |
Gladiator soundtrack by Hans Zimmer |
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| 2006–2007 [6] |
The Sea Hawk by Erich Wolfgang Korngold |
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| 2005–2006 [6] |
Les Misérables |
Competitive highlights [edit]
2009–present [edit]
| Results[17] | ||||
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| International | ||||
| Event | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 |
| Worlds | 7th | |||
| Four Continents | 4th | |||
| Coupe de Nice | 2nd | |||
| Nebelhorn | 5th | |||
| U.S. Classic | 1st | |||
| International: Junior | ||||
| Junior Worlds | 5th | |||
| JGP Final | 4th | |||
| JGP France | 3rd | |||
| JGP Japan | 2nd | |||
| Gardena | 2nd J. | |||
| National | ||||
| U.S. Champ. | 3rd J. | 1st J. | 8th | 1st |
| Midwest. Sect. | 2nd J. | |||
| Southwest. Reg. | 1st J. | 1st J. | ||
| Team events | ||||
| World Team Trophy | 1T / 4P | |||
| J. = Junior level; JGP = Junior Grand Prix T = Team result; P = Personal result; Medals awarded for team result only. |
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2003–2009 [edit]
| National or North American | ||||||
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| Event | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 |
| U.S. Championships | 5th N. | 13th J. | ||||
| U.S. Jr. Championships | 1st Ju. | 3rd I. | ||||
| NACS, Pittsburgh | 8th N. | |||||
| Midwestern Sectionals | 8th J. | |||||
| Pacific Coast Sect. | 2nd N. | 1st J. | ||||
| Southwest Pacific Reg. | 9th Ju. | 1st Ju. | 1st I. | 1st N. | 2nd J. | |
| Levels: Ju. = Juvenile; I. = Intermediate; N. = Novice; J. = Junior | ||||||
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Walker, Elvin (May 15, 2011). "Aaron starts to hit his stride". Golden Skate. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
- ^ Brodie, Rob (March 16, 2013). "Max Aaron: Hockey and Figure Skating". IFS Magazine.
- ^ a b c d e f Lieber, Chavie (February 19, 2013). "Inspired by past Jewish stars, champion skater Max Aaron eyes Sochi Olympics". Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
- ^ a b c d Rosewater, Amy (March 7, 2013). "Max Aaron: All In For Sochi". Teamusa.org. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
- ^ a b Metcalfe, Jeff (January 28, 2013). "Arizona native Max Aaron goes from the brink of quitting to U.S. figure skating champion". azcentral.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Skaters: Max Aaron". Ice Network. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
- ^ Rutherford, Lynn (September 15, 2012). "Aaron rumbles with quad Salchow, eight triples". IceNetwork.
- ^ Rutherford, Lynn (January 21, 2013). "Road to Omaha: Aaron will leave nothing on table". Ice Network.
- ^ Whiteside, Kelly (January 27, 2013). "Max Aaron lands two quads, wins first U.S. title". USA Today.
- ^ a b Armour, Nancy (January 28, 2013). "Max Aaron wins first US Figure Skating Championships title". Associated Press (guardian.co.uk). Retrieved March 9, 2013.
- ^ a b Metcalfe, Jeff (January 28, 2013). "Scottsdale's Max Aaron wins U.S. Figure Skating senior men’s championship". azcentral.com. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
- ^ "Skaters: Madelina Aaron / Max Settlage". Ice Network. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
- ^ Felton, Renee (January 26, 2011). "Another day, another title for Aaron family". IceNetwork. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
- ^ Rosewater, Amy (May 21, 2013). "Hard-working Aaron aims to modernize 'Carmen'". IceNetwork.
- ^ "Max AARON: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 13, 2013.
- ^ "Max AARON: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 5, 2011.
- ^ "Competition Results: Max AARON". International Skating Union.
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